Combination starter and ignition switch



F. C. BRENNAN COMBINATION STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH Feb. 20, 1923. 1,446,413

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UNITED STATES FRANK C. BRENNAN, 0F COHOES, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION STARTER Application filed May 21,

To all whom it may concern Be it known. that I, FRANK C. BRENXAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of (ohoes and State of New York, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Combination Starters and Ignition Switches, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention is a combination starter and ignition switch for automobiles, and he object is to provide a simple and eiiicicnt apparatus for these purposes which may be mounted on the dash of the automobile and easily manipulated for either the purpose of opera-ting the starting mechanism or for closing the e ectric current through the ignition system.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation, a section being broken away to show the arrangement of the interior.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation.

Figure 3 is a side elevation, a section being broken away to show the interior parts The invention consists of a suitable case 1, preferably constructed of wood or some other suitable material for the sides and back, and bakelite for the front. Shaft holes 2 and 8 are cut through the centers of the front and back plates 4 and 5, through which are journaled the reduced ends 6 and 7 of the rotor 8. This rotor is also made of wood and is sufliciently less in length than the distance between the front and back plates to permit the rotor to be moved back and forth on the shaft ends 6 and 7 playing through the holes 2 and 3. Insulated starter contact springs 9 and 10 of brass are mounted interiorly on the back plate on opposite sides of the hole 3, and one of these springs, as 9, is advanced beyond the spring 10 in order to normally hold the rotor 8 in its forward position toward the front plate 4 and thus prevent accidental closing of the circuit. Electrical conductors 11 and 12 are extended from these springs, through the case and. placed in circuit with the battery and start ing motor. A brass contact disk 13 is mount ed over the shaft end 7 and is adapted to close the starter circuit when the rotor 8 is pushed back in the case 1, thus connecting the springs 9 and 10. Interiorly, on one side- AND IGNITION SWITCH.

1921. Serial N0. 471,398.

of the case are mounted two insulated ignition contact springs 14 and i5, and upon two opposite sides of the rotor 8 are mou'nt ed contact strips 16 and 17. (omtluctors and 19 lead from the springs 14 and 15 through the case and are placed in circuit with the ignition system. A push button 20 is mounted at the outer extremity of the reduced end 6. The device is to be mounted on the dash of the automobile.

In operation, the starting motor is set in motion by pushing. inward on the button 20, after which the engine started by rotating the rotor 9 until one of the strips 16 or 17 comes into contact with and connects the springs 14 and 15. The advanced spring 9 serves to hold the rotor 8 in its forward position and prevents accidental closing of the starting circuit.

hile I have herein described a certain specific method. of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A combination starter and ignition switch for automobiles, comprising a casing adapted for mounting on the automobile; shaft holes in the frontand back thereof: a rotor with reduced shaft ends journaled in the casing by extending; the said reduced ends through the said SJ, ft holes, the saidvrotor being shorter than the distance between the front and back of the casing so as to permit the rotor to be moved back and forth within the casing; insulated starter contact springs FRANK C. BRENNAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK L. MoGUmNnss, 1 JOHN B. MCGUINNESS. 

